A tale of two cities - Croatia and Montenegro

Conor Power travels to the far reaches of the Adriatic. Crossing from Dubrovnik in Croatia, to Kotor in Montenegro, is akin to travelling back in time, from clean modernity to a city that time has largely forgotten.

IN unusually hot weather, we explored on foot the famed, 1,000-year-old city of Dubrovnik (I don’t think that there is any other option), taking the audio guide of the city walls.

As you walk from turret to turret of the huge, limestone embattlements, the continuum of views of sea, islands, mountains, orange rooftops and enticing streetscapes is beyond description, and walking around the entire city, looking down on it from all possible angles, means that you really get your bearings, both physically and historically.